Shloka 25

Satyavrata, Vasiṣṭha, and the Crisis of Dharma: Protection, Anger, and Vow-Discipline

Devanagari script

शकान्बहूदकांश्चैव पारदांतगणान्खशान् । सुधर्मं स्थापयामास शशास वृषतः क्षितिम्

Transliteration

śakānbahūdakāṃścaiva pāradāṃtagaṇānkhaśān | sudharmaṃ sthāpayāmāsa śaśāsa vṛṣataḥ kṣitim

Translation

ພຣະອົງໄດ້ນໍາຊາກະ, ບະຫູດະກະ, ປາຣະດານຕະຄະນະ ແລະ ຄະຊະ ໃຫ້ຢູ່ໃນລະບຽບ. ພຣະອົງສ້າງ «ສຸທັມມະ» ເປັນກົດແຫ່ງທຳ ແລະປົກຄອງແຜ່ນດິນດ້ວຍຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງໃນທຳ ດຸດດັ່ງພະໂຄທຳເອງ.

Word by Word

• शकान्: Śakas
• शकान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• बहूदकान्: the Bahūdakas
• बहूदकान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (बहु उदकं येषां ते/बहूदकाः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पारदांतगणान्: groups of the Pāradāntas
• पारदांतगणान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारद + अन्त + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पारदान्तानां गणाः)

• खशान्: Khaśas
• खशान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सुधर्मम्: good law/righteous order
• सुधर्मम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्थापयामास: established
• स्थापयामास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) [णिच् causative स्थापय]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• शशास: ruled/governed
• शशास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वृषतः: righteously/virtuously (as righteous one)
• वृषतः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृषत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले विशेषणवत् (as an epithet: 'righteous/virtuous')

• क्षितिम्: the earth/kingdom
• क्षितिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse praises the establishment of sudharma—right order rooted in dharma—showing that outer governance must mirror inner discipline; in Shaiva thought, such dharmic steadiness supports purification of the pashu (bound soul) and prepares it for Shiva’s grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though not explicitly about Linga ritual, it reflects Saguna Shiva’s principle of cosmic order: dharma upheld in the world is an expression of Shiva’s sustaining power, and devotees honor this by aligning conduct with the dharmic path while worshiping Shiva as the Lord who stabilizes the worlds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is dharmic observance (niyama): truthful speech, restraint, and duty-bound conduct—supported by daily Shiva remembrance such as japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to keep one’s actions steady like the dharma-bull.